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Athletic Training and Sports Medicine

1. Define anatomical/technical terms by using dictionaries, handbooks, etc., shelved in the Reference area, second floor, such as:
   • Encyclopedia of Exercise, Sport and Health (Ref. Desk GV 567 .B78 2004)
   • Encyclopedia of Muscle and Strength (Ref. GV 546 .S74 2006)
   • Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine (Ref. Desk RC 1206 .O355 2005)
   • Sports Injuries Information for Teens (Ref. RD 97 .S689 2004)
   • Sports Injuries Sourcebook (Ref. RD 97 .S736 2002)
2. Search for books, theses, and media in the Library Catalog using Library of Congress Subject Headings, such as:
   • Ankle
   • Arthroscopy
   • Athletic Injuries
   • Athletic Trainers
   • Biomechanics
   • Bodybuilding
   • Doping in Sports
   • Creatine
   • Elbow
   • Foot
   • Hand
   • Joints
   • Kinesiology
   • Knee
   • Massage
   • Muscle Strength
   • Muscles
   • Orthopedic Shoes
   • Overuse Injuries
   • Personal Trainers
   • Physical Education and Training
   • Shoulder
   • Sports Injuries
   • Sports Medicine
   • Weight Lifting
   • Weight Training
3. Use multi-discipline full-text databases to find magazine and journal articles
   online, such as:
   • Academic Search Premier
   • CINAHL Plus
   • Health Reference Center
   • ScienceDirect
   • WilsonOmniFile
4. Use indexing and/or abstracting databases to find current journal articles, etc.
   Relevant subjects in MEDLINE or SportDiscus can be found by checking the
   Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) or online Sport Thesaurus, such as:
   • Athletic Injuries
   • Achilles Tendon
   • Ankle Injuries
   • Ankle Joint
   • Creatine
   • Doping in Sports
   • Elbow Joint
   • Finger Injuries
   • Finger Joint
   • Hand Injuries
   • Head Injuries
   • Knee Injuries
   • Knee Joint
   • Leg Injuries
   • Muscle
   • Patella
   • Protective Clothing
   • Protective Devices
   • Shin Splints
   • Sprains and Strains
   • Tendonitis
   • Tendon Injuries
   • Tennis Elbow
   • Thumb
   • Toe Joint
   • Wrist Injuries
   • Wrist Joint
5. Consult bibliographies which can be found in the Library Catalog under selected topics and the word, bibliography, i.e., steroids bibliography.
6. Look for annuals or series in the Library Catalog, such as:
   • Clinics in Sports Medicine (RC 1215 .C34)
   • Orthopedic Clinics of North America (RD 153 .O8)
7. Current Journals in Sports Medicine (check ‘periodical holdings list’ for latest availability in print or electronic online subscription)
   • American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
   • American Journal of Sports medicine
   • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
   • Athletic Therapy Today
   • British Journal of Sports Medicine
   • Clinical Kinesiology
   • International Journal of Sports Medicine
   • Journal of Athletic Training
   • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
   • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
   • Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
   • Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
   • Pediatric Exercise Science
   • Physical Therapy
   • Physical Therapy in Sport
   • Sports Medicine
   • Strength and Conditioning Journal
8. Check with the Reference Librarian about finding information on a specific topic. If you need to order journal articles or books not held by SUCC via interlibrary loan, plan ahead two weeks. Copyright Law limits requests for recent articles. Look for online ILLiad link on the Library Web Page.
9. Selected Internet Resources/World Wide Web:
   • www.acsm.org American College of Sports Medicine
   • www.drugsinsport.net Drugs in Sport newsletter
   • www.usantidoping.org US Anti-Doping Agency
   • www.wada-ama.org/en/ World Anti-Doping Agency

Prepared by Ellen Paterson, 6/21/2001, rev 8/04, rev 1/07